SALINE, Mich., October 1, 2015 – Latitude, an industry leading in associate performance and the home of the LatitudeConnect Suite, officially announced on Thursday that it is now a member of the International Franchise Association (IFA). The IFA is the world’s oldest and largest organization representing franchising worldwide.

As a supplier member, Latitude Learning will play a vital role within the IFA, by supporting the training and efficiencies of franchisors through training, communication, measurement, incentives and consumer engagement.

“Latitude now has the opportunity, as a supplier member of the IFA, to network and learn from the best, as well as validate our expertise in the only cloud-based LMS built for franchisors,” said Chief Executive Officer Jeff Walter, Latitude Learning.
There are more than 1,200 Franchisor members, 12,000 Franchisee members and nearly 700 Supplier members in the IFA. Members of the Supplier forum, including Latitude Learning, participate in the growth of the franchise industry by providing projects, services and assistance to franchise systems.

About the International Franchise AssociationThe International Franchise Association is the world's oldest and largest organization representing franchising worldwide. Celebrating over 55 years of excellence, education and advocacy, IFA works through its government relations and public policy, media relations and educational programs to protect, enhance and promote franchising. Through its media awareness campaign highlighting the theme, Franchising: Building Local Businesses, One Opportunity at a Time, IFA promotes the economic impact of the more than 770,000 franchise establishments, which support nearly 18 million direct and indirect jobs and $2.1 trillion of economic output for the U.S. economy. IFA members include franchise companies in over 300 different business format categories, individual franchisees and companies that support the industry in marketing, law and business development.

About Latitude LearningLatitude Learning, an industry leader that drives performance through training, communication, measurement, incentives and consumer engagement. Latitude’s LMS is designed for training managers who manage franchise training programs. Latitude’s LMS is the cloud-based LMS built for franchisors. Unlike most LMSs which were built to manage corporate training programs, Latitude’s Learning Management System addresses the unique challenges of administering franchise training programs.

Latitude is a technology first company striving to ensure that customers get the full benefit of the underlying systems and solutions that they are investing in. With the continuous change in platform capabilities and emerging trends such as mobile it is important that organizations have a solid foundation to operate from. Over 3 million people across 6,000 organizations have used Latitude’s learning management system.

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